Experiment Station Established at Du Bois Idaho
Sheep breeders from several states attended the Dubois Idaho station’s annual shearing. Rambouillet wool yielded the highest average per sheep, with Corriedales and Columbias showing strong crossbred trends. The 1917 station aims to blend mutton yield with fleece quality to meet market demands.
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Dubois
Idaho
United States Department of Agriculture
United States Sheep Experiment Station
Department of Agriculture
Why Percheron Is Popular Among American Farmers
The modern Percheron is an easy keeper early maturer hardy and vigorous yet docile and sensible strong and active. It suits all farm work and city use, with America favoring a black horse but showing a trend back to the original iron gray, a transfer that color should not affect overall value of a good horse.
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America
Preparing for spring pigs and worm control
The article urges planning new pastures and lots for spring pigs and warns worms as a major disease threat. It notes worm larvae survive in grass and soil for months, even in a single mudhole. Rotate pastures and lots to raise healthier pigs.
Prevent Losses in Shipping Hay A Bureau Advisory
United States Department of Agriculture warns that careless invoicing causes hay losses. It urges precise bills of lading with route and delivery details, car weight, bale counts, and grade. Forward bills promptly and ensure invoices show car initial, shipment date, bales, weight, and price data.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Markets and Crop Estimates
Bureau
Consignee
Onions Must Be Well Dried and Cured for Storage
The United States Department of Agriculture urges onions be fully ripe and thoroughly cured in the field or sheds before storage. Immature or bruised onions cause decay, so proper handling, cooling to 82–86 degrees, and ventilation in frost-proof cellars or insulated storage are essential for long term quality.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Increased Corn Yields on 800 Acre Ohio Farm
Records show an annual rise of 8000 bushels of corn on an 800 acre Ohio farm due to new strains and improved methods advised by the USDA. The farmer has followed USDA guidance for 20 years and kept detailed yields, averaging over ten bushels per acre increase in the last decade, with no extra harvesting cost.
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Ohio
United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Prohibition Lesson on Isaiah and Rehabits Story
A church lesson outlines Israel’s drunkenness as a national sin, the Assyrian judgment, and the remnant’s hope. It reviews Judah’s sin including priests and prophets, their mockery of God's messengers, and warns of coming judgment and the Messiah’s future light.
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Israel
Samaria
Maan
Jtnis
Zeph
Judah
Tabernacle
Tephraim
Isaiah
Kingsley Quote on Folly and Return to God
A reflective line from Charles Kingsley urging fools to recognize folly and seek true happiness in God, the source of wholesome pleasure and life. The aphorism frames worldly pleasures as disappointing and God as the enduring wellspring for man.
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Charles Kingsley
Banish Fear Quote from Shakespeare
A line attributed to Shakespeare warns that fearing the worst often brings about the worst. The aphorism emphasizes mindset over external danger.
Bulgarian Blood Tea Card Ad Promises Health And Longevity
An advertisement touts Bulgarian Blood Tea as a bedtime health tonic. It claims pure juices from roots barks leaves berries and flowers from Europe Asia and Africa and urges keeping a box on hand. Pricing offers one box for $1.25 eight boxes for $3.15 or six boxes for $5.25 with mailing address provided.
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Europe
Asia
Africa
Olive Dilemma and Domestic Dreams on a Bus
A varied scene unfolds on a Fifth Avenue bus with a couple arguing over olives and fate. A flashily-dressed mother seeks cooking lessons for her daughter to land a husband, while a domestic science teacher jokes she has yet to marry.
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Fifth Avenue
New York
Look Here Sir Demand Over Hairy Saxophone Mystery
In a night disturbance Festus Pester asks about a saxophone. A neighbor denies playing and jokes about losing his hair in the natural course of events. The odd exchange unfolds with a hint of local humor.
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Festus Pester
Istansas
Torturing Her Husband Joke Cited by Edinburgh Scotsman
A humorous exchange from the Edinburgh Scotsman shows a husband asking where his hat is and a wife replying it is on the mangle and then on his head. The lighthearted pun plays on domestic setting and casual quips.
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Edinburgh Scotsman
Diamond Dyes Offer Easy Home Dyeing For Fabrics
An advertisement promotes Diamond Dyes with simple directions for dyeing or tinting worn fabrics. It claims no streaking or fading and advises telling the druggist if the material is wool silk linen cotton or mixed. The ad promises perfect home dyeing even for first-timers.
Senator Snortsworthy Misleads on Key Issues
In a satirical exchange a speaker mocks Senator Snortsworthy for reversing positions on important questions, likening his mind to a railroad yard and suggesting a single track mentality. The dialogue emphasizes perceived inconsistency in his stances.
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Snortsworthy
Judge Cites Absence Over Money Requests
A dialogue notes a man away from home most of the time. The judge is told this absence complicates support and finances, with a nod to requests for money when the speaker visits the golf links.
By Trying We Learn to Endure Adversity Quote by Twain
A concise quotation attributed to Mark Twain emphasizes that effort builds resilience through adversity. It frames enduring hardship as a lesson learned by trying, highlighting perseverance and growth.
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Mark Twain
The Right Is Not All in Indiana Mayor Ruling
An Indiana city mayor asserts a husband has the right to chasten his wife. The remark notes the right exists but many lack the nerve to exercise it, reflecting a tense stance on domestic discipline.
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Indiana
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Blood purifier praised in family testimonial for Dr Pierce's tonic
A Mrs. Marquess of South Bend testifies that Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery saved her frail daughter and strengthened three other children. She reports rapid bracing effects and urges buying the tonic from the druggist in tablet or liquid form.
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South Bend
Ind
Marquess
Carroll St
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Columbias
Corriedales
Corriedale Grea
Bureau of Animal Industry
New Zealand
Terminal Mar
Forest Service
Farmers
Division of Publications
Washington, D. C
P. B. Fitzwater
D. D
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Marvel Products Co
Marvel Bldg
Pittsburgh, Pa
Rholbes
Pacific St
Brooklyn
Indianapolis
Gray
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